Pit bull terriers get a bad rap

This is a great video. The family’s pit bull bugged his owner frantically until he came with him to find out what was bothering him. The dog saved the baby’s life. This family has had their children saved by pit bulls not once, but twice.

There’s a reason Staffordshire bull terriers, a foundation for [...]

Libraries, ebooks and readers

While watching a segment regarding the electronic revolution and the publishing industry on CBS Sunday Morning today (Out of Print, the Written Word Considered), something occurred to me. Some public library systems already loan electronic content like ebooks and audiobooks through a partnership with services like OverDrive, but they require reader software and the books [...]

Save on textbooks and get free 2-day shipping

Back when I was in college*, I was pretty much at the mercy of the college bookstore when it came to textbooks. Even their used texts were outrageously expensive, and this was the late 1990’s. I can only imagine what students pay now.
There were always a few “for sale” notes pinned to campus bulletin boards, [...]

Gruesome breads

It’s no secret that some of the world’s most colorful pop culture phenomena hail from Asia. This man’s hobby is no exception. These gruesome bread creations of severed body parts just might turn me off of baking.
Nah. But they’re still really gross. In deference to those with weak stomachs, I won’t include a thumbnails [...]

Behind the scenes on How the Grinch Stole Christmas

I am a big fan of Chuck Jones’ work and How the Grinch Stole Christmas is my favorite TV fare at Christmastime. Here’s a special that aired on TNT in 1994, telling how this classic cartoon came together. Phil Hartman hosted it and various talents and directors are featured in it.
I made a playlist on [...]

WWII in HD and pictures of the American homefront

Howie and I recently watched the excellent documentary series WWII in HD on the History Channel. Aside from a few war movies, novels, and what little we covered in high school, I was quite ignorant of many battles and events of the war.
The majority of the footage the filmmakers used was original full color film. [...]

Christopher Lowell lookalike!

I ran across the bunny picture at a website today and immediately thought of designer Christopher Lowell. What do you think?
I submitted this lookalike at Totally Looks like, part of the awesome I Can Has Cheezburger empire.